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Garry M.B1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

future tense?

How does "could" translate from "Dónde estará esa chica?" Isn't that future tense? Would "¿Dónde podría estar esa chica?" be more correct?

Asked 5 years ago

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Wylie Y.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Use of the English word "might"

Hi Silvia. In the example, "Tal vez yo haya estudiado mucho para el examen," the English translation says, "I might have studied a lot for the exam". Is that "I might have studied a lot" in the sense "maybe I would have studied a lot [if I had time?"] Or "Perhaps (it possible) I studied a lot for the exam"? Both?

Oh wait, after writing this I realized that the sentence perhaps means, "I should have studied a lot for the exam.” We Americans almost never use the word “might” in this sense. I’m not sure how much you Brits (all British residents) do. Is this the sense in which it is used here?

Asked 6 years ago

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Ian B.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Cuando again¡A ver ________ encuentras un buen trabajo! Let's see when you find a good job! I fear this one could rumble on for ever. One interpretatyion in Englis could be: " I'll see about that the day you get a decent job. A statement and no implicit question.(HINT: ¿Cuándo or cuando?)

cuándocuando

Asked 5 years ago

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Brett T.C1KwizIQ Q&A regular contributor

Hi, I have been getting this topic correct repeatedly but it remains fixed at 80%...?

Asked 7 years ago

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D. A.A2KwizIQ community member

Why would these be used for words like calor?

Hi!
After going through this lesson, I understand that these endings are used to soften the words, and in some cases I understand why you would use it, but there are also some cases where I'm not sure why you would use it. For example, for "hace calorcillo", why would you want to soften this sentence? I can't see what the meaning would be?

Asked 3 years ago

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Anne A.A2KwizIQ community member

: ___, donde tú vives ¿hace mucho frío?

The speakers are having a phone conversation.There, where you live, is it cold? : ___, donde tú vives ¿hace mucho frío?

Why is alli not possible in this question? Considering that they are on the phone, they might feel quite far apart from each other.

Asked 6 years ago

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Deborah S.C1KwizIQ community member

Si clause with indicativo

Hi,

I was wondering why this sentence uses the indicativo in the si-clause:

"me dijo que si la regaba y crecía como una planta, tendría un perro"

Isn't the mom seeing this condition as something not at all likely to happen? Does not the use of the conditional in the main clause also indicate that it is less likely and therefore require the subjunctivo?

Thanks!

Deborah

Asked 4 years ago

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